Kiambu set for tallest building outside Nairobi with 30-floor Tatu City towers
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Tatu City has proposed two high-rise residential towers in Ruiru, Kiambu County, the taller rising to 30 floors, in a Sh7.09 billion project that would be the tallest building outside Nairobi.
Kiambu County could have the tallest building outside Nairobi after Tatu City proposed two high-rise towers, the taller rising to 30 floors, in Ruiru, opening up a race to the skies beyond the capital, Business Daily reports.
The mixed-use high-rise development will be built on 9,518 square metres of land at Tatu Central's CBD in Ruiru, Kiambu County, at an estimated cost of Sh7.09 billion, according to regulatory disclosures.
Dubbed Jabali Towers, the taller tower will rise to a height of 136.8 metres with 30 floors, while the shorter one will be 99.1 metres high with 20 floors. The disclosures, dated February 2026, say the project site is located within Tatu Central, within the Central Business District of Tatu City in Ruiru.
If completed, this will be the tallest building outside Nairobi City. The country's tallest building by height is Britam Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi, with 31 floors, while Chinese-owned GTC Office Tower is the second tallest at 184 metres but has the highest floor count at 43.
The race to the skies in Nairobi has been driven partly by the scarcity and rising cost of land in the capital, pushing developers to build upwards to maximise the value of prime urban plots.
Kiambu County, part of the Nairobi Metropolitan Area, has benefited from the spillover of investment from the capital, as farmland is increasingly converted into real estate.